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G. GSCHWENDTNER.

BILLIARD GUE.

10.529,731. Patented 1\0v.27,1894.

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GEORG GIS'OHWENDTNR, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BILLIARu-CUE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,731, dated November 27, 1894.

To all wiz/m t may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORG GscHWENDTNEa, a citizen of the 'United States, and a resident of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Imf, called to the accompanying drawings with the reference numerals marked thereon, which form' a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in billiard cues, and the object of these improve` ments is to make the-use of this implement more convenient and also more certain in action when executing the more difficult thrusts incident to the game and the various species thereof.

My improvements comprise an attachment to the cue and the details; second in an attachment thereto, and finally it embraces the details of the construction of the latter.

In the following specification is found a full description of my invention, the same beingr also particularly pointed out in the claims at the end thereof, and its construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, i-s a general view, showing one ofl L the improved cues in use. Fig. 2, are two diagrams showing the practical eect of my Fig. 3, is an elevation-of the conical and substantially like the rear end of nppiioanon med Decemberzs. 1893. seraino.494,e2. (Nomade.)

The advantage which I claim for such a cue which has this part, which might be termed its guiding part,of uniform thickness, is that it enables the player to calculate with greater accuracy the point where the end will strike `the ball, because the striking end of the cue will move toward the ball in a direction which is parallel with its center line and also in line with' the line of motion or thrust. In a tapering cue the striking point will not move in `such a line, but rises therefrom by reason of being in reality the hand of the player. v It will be observ'ed that by reason of the taper or swell of the cue the striking point, by the time it reaches the object, has moved out of the line of thrust as intended by the player and the impact will necessarily occur abovefthe For the sake of perspicuity point aimed at. the swell is here increased beyond the proper proportions but it is nevertheless present inpractice and forms a disturbing element. In

the other diagram, illustrating the improved form of even thickness, itwill be noticed that ,the striking end neverleaves the line ofl `motion and for this reason nevel misses thel point aimed at. I

It often occurs when a players hand is il moist and especially when executinga thrust i of moderate force, that the cu'e will slide sluggishly'over the hand and stick more or lessi to it. To overcome this friction more forcef is involuntarily applied, whereby the cue re-l ceives a new impetus, but hits the ball with a harder impact than was originallyintended. At the same-time the soft tissues of thehand i yield more or less under such increased pressure which disturbs thev line of motion and' tends to produce uncertainty in aim and aca loose, but closelyiitting sleeve 12 of appro- `priate length to the guiding end `of the cue which sleeve is either laid on` the hand or held between the ngers of the same. TherebyA the guiding end does not'come indirect convtact with the hand at all, but passes through this sleeve whereby the friction remains the same all the time and to which the player becomes used. The sleeve is also not iuiiuencedA i metal.

' terial of the sleeve, anything suitable may be selected. It should be such as to be capable of assuming a smooth interior surface and be of sufficient strength to permit it to be made light and thin. Sheet-metal, preferably aluminum, celluloid, vulcanized rubber, or indurated paper, are some of the materials suggested.

The outside of the tube or sleeve should be roughened, corrugated, or in any other way suitably prepared to prevent it from sliding through or 0E of the hand.

To prevent the sleeve from dropping completely o of the cue when the same is re versed or held back so thatits front end points downwardly, it is preferable to have a projection near the end of the latter. This is provided by letting the tip 18,project slightly sidewise beyond the cue. When some play ers under certain contingencies do not desire to avail themselves of the use of this sleeve, the same may be slid back toward the inner end of the straight part 9, of the cue, until it encounters a ring of soft rubber 14,the outer edge of which tapers o and over which edge the end of the sleeve is pushed. To facilitate such engagement this end of the sleeve is slightly widened. The elastic pressure of this ring is sufcient to receive and hold the sleeve while not in use. The objectionable features which this latter is to overcome are now somewhat palliated by a liberal use of chalk applied to the hand as well as to the front part of the cue, back of its tip; but as against moisture from perspiration, the relief is only temporary, besides soiling the hand and other parts of the person when inadvertently touched by such hand. Furthermore this chalking requires persistent attention and if not used with sufficient frequency the desired relief will not be obtained.

As to the construction of the cue itself, it may be all wood or partly wood and partly In the first case, when all wood, it is preferable to use two separate pieces, one to each part, the straight or thinner part being socketed into the thicker part. By this construction the cue retains much better its alignment than if constructed out of one piece, partly reduced in thickness. The thinner part can also be made of metal-tubing which may be bronzed'or nickel-plated. It may be filled out with wood 16, to stiften it so as to permit the metal to be as light as possible. In the latter case I provide a permanent tipholder 15 which is pressed into the open end ofthe tube and to which the renewable tip 13, is secured.

I am aware of cues where by means of a spring the front end is hurled against the seater ball,such springbeing usuallycontined within a housing formed of a sleeve through which j such front-part ofthe cue passes. To the extent which the setting of this spring requires there occurs between this sleeve and frontpart of the cue an adjustment or movement of either one upon, or on the other. Beyond this limited and fixed movement, this spring-housing cannot be adjusted like my sleeve to any position, which the hand supporting the frontpart of the cue, may choose, while the other hand with force su pplied from the corresponding arm pushes the cue through the sleeve. Therefore these spring-actuated cues possess the objectionable feature of exerting a constant force, which cannot be regulated like in my hand-operated cue, to suit any particular condition or length of path through which the ball is to be propelled.

`Having described my invention,l claim as new- l. An improved billiard-cue, having a loose but closely fitting sleeve on its front or guiding part adjustable thereon, adapted to rest on the hand so as to form a support for the cue which slides on and through this sleeve during manipulation, and a tip at the front end projecting all around slightly beyond the cue to preventthe sleeve from becoming disengaged.

2. An improved billiard cue, consisting of `two parts, one, a thicker one, whereby it is held, and a thinner one, or guiding part rigidly secured to the first or thicker part and of even thickness throughout its length, a loose but closely fitting sleeve adj ustably secured to such guiding part which latter slides on and through it during manipulation and a rubber ring 14: secured near the inner end of the front part of the cue against and partly over which, one end of the sleeve may be pressed to hold the same back when not in use.

3. An improved billiard cue, having a loose but closely fitting sleeve confined on its frontcured to the cue, said sleeve being of a length to cover the hand and. adjustable on the frontpart of the cue to any position which the supporting hand may assume for a particular thrust.

4, An improved billiard cue, the front part of which from the tip back is of uniform thickness and rigidly secured to the cue and provided with a loose but closely fitting sleeve, intended to rest onor between the fingers of the supporting hand, while with the other hand the cue is thrust through said sleeve.

In testimony whereof I-affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. t

GEORG GSCHWENDTNER.

Witnesses:

C. SPENGEL, WM. KRAMER.

or guiding part, which latter is rigidly se IIO | UULIUII It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent N o. 529,731, granted November 27, 1894, upon the application of Georg Gschwendtner, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an improvement in Billiard Cues, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: In lines 22 and 23, page l, the Words details; second in an attachment thereto, and finally it embraces the, should be stricken out; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Office.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this lst day of January, A. D. 1895.

[SEAL] J N O. M. REYNOLDS,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Gountersigned JOHN S. SEYMOUR.

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